For the third year in a row, the Ka'ana 'Ike A Ka 'Ohana (KIAKO) Foundation will host Ho'omoana, a Hawaiian cultural summer camp, for children in first- through sixth-grades. The camp will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, July 28, to Friday, Aug. 1, at Rosedale Elementary School, 3963 S.W. 229th Ave., Hillsboro. The arts council awarded KIAKO the grant in June to buy ukuleles and cases for about $3,000, camp director Lisa Chang said.

Camp activities include ukulele lessons, dance hula sessions, Hawaiian-themed art, games and cultural cuisine. The week will conclude with a performance and reception for the families of campers to see what they have learned and created.

One student who attended the first year of camp later moved to Idaho, and traveled back last year because of the connections he made, Chang said. He'll return again for the third year.

The first two years of camp each brought about 20 children, and Chang expects a similar number this year. Chang taught hula the previous two years at camp, and she will teach it again in addition to her new duties as camp director.

The camp is for all children in the age group who are interested, whether or not they have personal ties to Hawaii, Chang said.

"(It's about) seeing the kids excited to be there and excited to come back every day," Chang said, "making new friends and excited to learn."

Cost is $150 per child, with discounts for those registering multiple children.

KIAKO Foundation formed officially in 2009 when Chang and a group of her students at the Aloha and Beaverton-based school Hula Hālau 'Ohana Holo'oko'a got together and decided to start a nonprofit. They had been holding fundraisers through the hula school, and wanted future contributors to be able to have tax write-offs, in addition to another outlet through which to share Hawaiian culture, Chang said. Besides summer camp, KIAKO has also held other events, including language workshops for children and cooking workshops for adults.

Ukuleles bought with the grant will be loaned to the Hillsboro School District music program during the school year, according to Chang.